HeyJaredJust One Word: Plastic
Plastic, plastic everywhere! Can one person make a difference in the world that seems overrun with the stuff? Yes, you can!
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Transformations (opens the original)
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Maybe you’ve heard the story of the tortoise and the hare who ran a race and proved that steady and consistent win the day. We see it every day: the student who tackles all studies with tenacity and becomes the brains behind an amazing project, the athlete who will not be defeated at a personal level, and the musician who makes a daily goal of practicing for hours, then gifts the world with beautiful sounds.Just One Word: Plastic is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts an
Toting the Line (opens the original)
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It’s not a question of ‘paper or plastic’ any more. I reside in Iowa where plastic bags still flourish. In grocery stores, personnel go straight to plastic unless a customer, such as I, provides a reusable bag first. Of course, paper is still available by request.A growing number of states have banned or restricted single-use bags. The Kroger Grocery chain has phased out plastic bags completely. Environmentally forward chains like Aldi, Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Natural Grocers do not provide pl
Pictures worth a thousand words (opens the original)
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I knew it was time to do something more when my grandkids accused me of having ‘plastic’ as my middle name. For years (maybe decades) I found myself engaged in conversations with others - including my grandkids and students - sharing concerns of our addiction to single-use plastics and their impact on our bodies, health, and planet. Collectively, our daily routines have been changing to reduce and even eliminate single-use plastics by substituting packaging and containers that are environmentall
It's the Pits (opens the original)
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My deodorant failed. A lot. We’ve been through successive days of 90+ degrees during a ‘heat wave’, a ‘heat dome’, a ‘heat whatever’ with indexes soaring past 100 degrees.Spending more than a few minutes outdoors was a guarantee that no deodorant would hold up. If you are an outside laborer, you have my total respect and it goes without saying that an article about deodorant is the least of your concerns.Just One Word: Plastic is a reader-supported pub
Refills Create a 'Closed Loop' (opens the original)
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Sustainable/zero waste stores are popping up all over the country. The environmentally conscious owners of such shops offer quality (and plastic-free) bulk foods, self-care, and home care items to customers. In most cases customers utilize their own take-away containers.Des Moines is no exception to this innovation. We’re fortunate to have two shops: The Collective in the Highland Park neighborhood and The Refill Market on Ingersoll. Just One Word: Plastic is a reader-s
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